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Royal Caribbean to tie up with SpaceX for faster internet

2022年9月7日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. installation /in-stuh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the act of putting furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and making it ready to use Is the installation free? collaboration /kuh-lab-uh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] – the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing The two writers worked in close collaboration on the script. innovation /in-uh-VEY-shuhn/ [noun] – (the use of) a new idea or method We need to encourage innovation in industry. reliant /ri-LAHY-uhnt/ [adjective] – needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, to work correctly, or to…
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Royal Caribbean to tie up with SpaceX for faster internet

2022年9月7日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. 講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。 Do you know what a cruise is? Have you already traveled by ship? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. 単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。 cruise /krooz/ [noun] – a trip on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places I’d love to go on a round-the-world cruise. firm /noun/ [noun] – a business organization—such as a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership—that sells goods or services to make a profit. Mary has just started working for an accounting firm. public /PUHB-lik/ [adjective] – relating to or involving people in general, rather…
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Thousands of fish found dead on the River Oder

2022年9月5日

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© BBC News Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. contaminate /kuhn-TAM-uh-neyt/ [verb] – to make something less pure or make it poisonous Lead in pipes can contaminate water. abundantly /uh-BUHN-duhnt-lee/ [adverb] – in large quantities or amounts This plant grows abundantly in wooded areas. lethal /LEE-thuhl/ [adjective] – able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous The bite hurts but is not lethal to humans. marina /muh-REE-nuh/ [noun] – a small port that is used for pleasure rather than trade, often with hotels, restaurants, and bars We docked our sailboat at the marina. dilute /dahy-LOOT/ [verb] – to make a liquid weaker…
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Thousands of fish found dead on the River Oder

2022年9月5日

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© BBC News Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What are the litter laws in your city? What simple things do you do to help reduce pollution? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. chemical /KEM-i-kuhl/ [adjective] – relating to chemicals (any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules) The chemical industry is a big suspect in terms of pollution. toxin /TOK-sin/ [noun] – a poisonous substance, especially one produced by bacteria, that causes disease Test results revealed high toxin levels in shellfish. unclear /uhn-KLEER/ [adjective] – not…
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Thousands of fish found dead on the River Oder

2022年9月5日

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© BBC News Pre-reading questions I will read each question. Then, please answer them. 講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。 What is your favorite fish dish? Do you like going to rivers? Vocabulary I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. 単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。 exact /ig-ZAKT/ [adjective] – in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way What is your exact location? original /uh-RIJ-uh-nl/ [adjective] – existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something Let’s check the original source material first. pipe /pahyp/ [noun] – a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another Could you fix the pipe? Water is leaking from…
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California to prohibit the sale of all-petrol automobiles in 2035

2022年9月2日

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Pre-reading questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What do you think of electric vehicles? What is the largest city in your country? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. contribution /kon-truh-BYOO-shuhn/ [noun] – something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful I can make a great contribution to society. pressure /PRESH-er/ [verb] – to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do She was pressured to enter the contest. objective /uhb-JEK-tiv/ [noun] – something that you plan to do or achieve…
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California to prohibit the sale of all-petrol automobiles in 2035

2022年9月2日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. compel /kuhm-PEL/ [verb] – to force someone to do something The law will compel employers to provide health insurance. populated /POP-yuh-leyt-id/ [adjective] – (of a place) having people living there The island is populated largely by sheep. surpass /ser-PAS/ [verb] – to do or be better than Young people surpass old men in strength. feasible /FEE-zuh-buhl/ [adjective] – able to be made, done, or achieved Your proposal sounds quite feasible. alliance /uh-LAHY-uhns/ [noun] – a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims The two…
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